Monthly Archives: February 2016

And what is a leapling? Well, it’s a person born on a leap day (February 29th, which only comes around every four years). I personally only know one leapling, who is now thirty-six. Or nine, if you go by actual February 29th celebrations. When leaplings can officially celebrate their birthdays in common (non-leap years) depends […]

Colonized by Spain in the sixteenth century, Mexico gained its independence in 1821, and the celebration of its flag became a national holiday in 1937. The flag’s design originated with some wandering Aztecs, who believed the sight of an eagle sitting on a nopal (prickly pear cactus) was a sign that they should settle in […]

The saint now associated with love, engaged couples, and happy marriages was originally a Christian priest in Rome during the reign of Emperor Claudius II. Like many a Roman emperor, Claudius II wasn’t a big fan of Christians, and when he found out Valentine was giving help and comfort to the ones he was happily […]